tampering
Unauthorized hands-on mischief
Tampering is interfering with something in an unauthorized or harmful way, typically to alter, damage, or corrupt it.
The word implies improper meddling: evidence tampering, tampering with a jury, product tampering.
Someone tampering with records is making unauthorized changes; tampering with equipment suggests sabotage or unauthorized modification.
Willful property damage
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
disruption · interference · jamming · obstruction · meddling · intrusion · manipulation · malicious
Act of modifying
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
tweaking · changing · modifying · distorting · corrupting · editing · reworking · unauthorized
Documented evidence handling sequence
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
seal · integrity · authentication · spoliation · preservation · documentation · witness · exhibit
Creating fraudulent imitations
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
adulteration · misrepresentation · doctoring · rigging · fixing · manipulation · alteration · sham
Corrupting by foreign substances
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- taintMake impure
- spoilageFood degradation process
impurities · toxins · pathogens · bacteria · lacing · spiking · food safety · pharmaceuticals
vandalism
Willful property damage
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
cyberattack · disruption · interference · jamming · obstruction · meddling · intrusion · manipulation · malicious · deliberate
alteration
Act of modifying
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
meddling · tweaking · changing · modifying · distorting · corrupting · editing · reworking · unauthorized · illicit
chain of custody
Documented evidence handling sequence
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
crime scene · seal · integrity · authentication · spoliation · preservation · documentation · witness · exhibit · proof
forgery
Creating fraudulent imitations
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
fabrication · adulteration · misrepresentation · doctoring · rigging · fixing · manipulation · alteration · sham · phishing
adulteration
Corrupting by foreign substances
spoilage · impurities · toxins · pathogens · bacteria · lacing · spiking · food safety · pharmaceuticals · water supply
- document frauddocument fraud, forged documents, fake documents, falsification, counterfeit documents
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- interferenceinterfering, meddling, intruding, butting in, obstructing
- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- food adulterationdilution, watering down, cutting, doctoring, bulking
tamperingpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
protection · leaving alone · non-interference · safeguarding · hands-off
tamperingrestoration
Returning something to condition
repair · fixing · correcting · authentication · verification
- witness tamperingIllegally influencing trial observers
- vote tamperingIllegally altering electoral results
- jury tamperingIllegally influencing trial panelists
- evidence tamperingCorrupting material proof
- election tamperingIllegally altering voting outcomes
- tampering with evidenceIllegally altering investigative materials